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spinal

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) spinal (adjective)
  2. 2) spinal (noun)
  3. spinal canal (noun)
  4. spinal column (noun)
  5. spinal cord (noun)
  6. spinal foramen (noun)
  7. spinal ganglion (noun)
  8. spinal marrow (noun)
  9. spinal nerve (noun)
  10. spinal tap (noun)

1spi·nal

adj \ˈspī-nəl\

Definition of SPINAL

1
: of, relating to, or situated near the spinal column
2
a : of, relating to, or affecting the spinal cord <spinal reflexes> b : having the spinal cord functionally isolated (as by surgical section) from the brain <experiments on spinal animals>
3
: of, relating to, or resembling a spine
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First Known Use of SPINAL

1578

Rhymes with SPINAL

clinal, final, rhinal, trinal, vinyl

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